IoT

Don't settle for less: How to maximize your technology investments in real estate.

By Craig Getchell

Getting the best value for your technology investment is going to be about how you change the current organic process for adopting solutions during a new build or retrofit, or as you maintain your assets over time. This is not a technology challenge – it’s a challenge in adopting the right approach despite the current practices surrounding technology adoption today.

Smart buildings mean smart security – how to be prepared for threats without being paranoid.

InBuilding magazine recently spoke with Dr. Kathleen L. Kiernan, CEO and founder of Kiernan Group Holdings (KGH), about what property managers, building owners, local government entities and developers need to know about safety and how to prepare for active threats.

Cochrane Supply & Engineering sees a spike in software demand as building systems further integrate

and the internet of things continues to offer seemingly endless possibilities.

By Janice Hoppe-Spiers

Cochrane Supply & Engineering celebrates its 50th anniversary this year as a leading distributor of building controls, products, technology and information. “This milestone is very significant for my family being that we are a family-owned company and have successfully passed it along to the second generation,” President Scott Cochrane says. “The company has grown and flourished in new ways that my dad, founder Don Cochrane Sr., never expected. It’s neat to sit here looking at 50 years and the journey the company went on to where it is today.”